Gorda123

I am about 6 weeks post op and this morning i noticed that i GAINED 4 lbs!! I have my 1st fill coming up at the end of the week. I have noticed that i am hungrier and can eat more. I am trying to stay away from bad food but still. Is this normal? will the fill help?? Maybe i should hide the scale and focus on how my clothes fit me. I am trying to walk as much as i can, taking the stairs, parking far away...all that.:thumbup:

Great news!! just wait till summer and you can walk around without jackets ... you will be getting compliment anf looks in a daily basis. In six months i home to be 50lbs lighter... my husband is starting to notice, that is good. I just wish he would stop eating ice cream in from t of me lol Keep it up!

where r your ports located??? mine is about 3 in from my bellybutton... im having my 1st fill on the 19th and im nervouse...specially ready your post OUCH!

Funny... I have also lost 18lbs... and i also have my 1st fill on the 19th. counting down the days since i also am feeling hundry faster. I have stayed away from breads but i have had pasta and rice (my vice) i have had 2 episoded where the food got stuck... Oh Boy! that is not good. I can imagine how it will be once i get the fill. Good Luck. My goal for new years is to loose a total of 35Lbs!

that is great.. size L WOW. hopefully Santa will bring you a couple of nice sexy out fits for the New YEar !!! Ypu look beautiful I am steady at 18lbs...did not loose this week. I am trying not to put myself down. After all i havent even had my first fill ( in 2 mother weeks) One thing i made sure of is that all Halloween candy be out of the house. Keep up the good work...what is your Goal anyway?

Hi Every one, Well i am 4 weeks Post op and i have gone out to eat 2 times. Both times it took me a while to find something on the menu. The 1st time i ordered meatballs at a highend place, which i only had 1 and left the pasta alone...expensive meal ($17++) It took me over 1 hour to eat the large meatball...my friends were in shock. they were eating about 6 times as much. The second time i ordered grilled chicken and mash potatoes, i only had 1/3 of that. It took me a while to chew on the chicken:tongue: It is hard not to drink while sitting at a table, i love water and i always feel the need to drink some. Im getting my first fill in 2 weeks...a week before thanksgiving...and we r having it at my house.... any advise?? will i have to be on liquids that day? I really dont want to choke on a piece of turkey:eek:

today i am wearing jeans i could not pull up through my hips just 3 months ago.. love it. I still have about 2 size to go though in my closet. YEAH!

oops just noticed that your post was from April...i guess you are way pasted the liquid diet;-) Hope all is going well for you.

hi, Im am about 4 weeks Post op and i just realized that my band has not had a fill. In the past week i have been feeling hungry afte about 3 hours...scary But i am still paying attention to portions and protein. and driking my 8+ glasses of water. My fill appt is coming up in 3 weeks and i dont want to go crazy...I think i will as the Dr for a small amount. I am afraid of getting to much restriction and having food or even water getting stuck. Good luck to you on your journey!!

I used Carnation Instand Breakfast...made with 1% milk 8oz has about 14 gm protein. It s not chauky at all. I also had the V8 soups, very tasty.

In the hospital they gave me Carnation Instant Breakfast. 8oz has about 14 gm of protein made with 1% milk. So i stayed with that for the first 5-10 days Post Op...i cannot swallow those other shakes that are thick and chauky! I also got fustrated witht eh scale the 1st week...but then all of a sudden i lost 8lbs. Every body is different so hang in there. I have been in mushy/wet food and i have been getting hungry every 3 hours. I have my fisrt fill in 2 weeks...kinda scared since i dont want to be to restricted where i chocke on water. Good luck!

YEs.. i am having my 1st fill in two weeks and i am scared. I love drinking my water and i dont want to be chocking on it. I think i am going to tell my Dr. to give me a small fill...after all so far with out one i have still managed to loose 18 lbs in 4 weeks. I hate vomiting or chocking !! Good luck

It is called a Port and it is placed right bellow your skin, you can feel it when you put your hand over that area. BUT there is nothing hanging out. I am one month Post op anf my port was placed towards the uper left..about3 inched from my bellybutton. It depend on where the surgeon puts it.

Ok so i am 4 weeks POst Op. Lost 18 lbs so far and now comes the day when i am surrounded by candy. I have never had a big sweet tooth but i am craving a Kitcat or a Recesse. I have 3 small kids who are excited to go out tricker treating...i will go with them. But by tomorrow morning 80% of that candy has to be out of the house. My kids dont know what most of those candys are so i want to keep it that way. And i also what to they it away from me. Am i being mean? unfair? i dont think so, my kids do not have a weight problem, but i do not want a sugar overload that for sure will lead to Time Outs! I have my first fill in two weeks, i hope i can last. I am feeling hundry every 3 hours and so far i have not felt any restriction, BUT i am keeping an eye on portions, protein and CHEWING. Good luck to all!!!

Ok so i am 4 weeks POst Op. Lost 18 lbs so far and now comes the day when i am surrounded by candy. I have never had a big sweet tooth but i am craving a Kitcat or a Recesse. I have 3 small kids who are excited to go out tricker treating...i will go with them. But by tomorrow morning 80% of that candy has to be out of the house. My kids dont know what most of those candys are so i want to keep it that way. And i also what to they it away from me. Am i being mean? unfair? i dont think so, my kids do not have a weight problem, but i do not want a sugar overload that for sure will lead to Time Outs! I have my first fill in two weeks, i hope i can last. I am feeling hundry every 3 hours and so far i have not felt any restriction, BUT i am keeping an eye on portions, protein and CHEWING. Good luck to all!!!

Be straight up with her. If she is really interested in keeping the friendship she will fess up to her feelings. It may work or it may not. I have just started my journey and i am already gettign wiered reactions from my 4 best friends( i have knows for over 15-20 years). I guess i was always the fat friend that had a good sence of humor. Now one of my friends just had her 3rd baby and has gained a good 80lbs. She is very vain and insecure and by the comments she has made to me i can tell she is feeling jelous about my surgery and afraid that soon i will be weighing less that her. I know there will be a point when i will have to talk to her and tell her that the comments need to stop. I dont want to loose my friends but if they are going to put me down that i must move on. Good luck

wow... AMAZING! can i ask what your work out routine is? i am 4 weeks out and have lost 18lbs without any workouts...well that is if you dont coult running behind 3 small kids. I will have my 1st fill in 2 weeks. what is "slime"? whne you had your fill was it hard to drink water?? i ask because that is one thing i do alot and i cant imagine water getting stuck. Great job..keep it up!

Chin up! i have had that experience too. But i was treaveling with 3 small kids so it was a bit stressfull, i had no time to sit and cry... when one of my kids starting crying on the plane i comfort him but was glad that the rude people around me wehre getting headaches!! Hopefully next tiem i get on a plane i will not need a seatbelt extender!

I am 1 month out and i never asked my surgeon if i had a fill... when i woke up from surgery they told me they had found a large hernia wich they fixed...and i should take it easy. BUt now i have the feeling that my band is not filled cuz i am feeling hungry and i have not really felt restriction. I have been watching what i eat and have lost 18lbs,i have been drinking 8-10 glasses of water with no problems.... it scares me that in 3 weeks i will be going for a fill and that i will be comeming home not able to pass anything down. Just in time for the holidays. I suggest you stop going to fast food places cuz when you get your fill it will be really hard to get your brain on the same page...might as well start now.

i think Santa need to bring you some clothes!!! enjoy shopping for a new bathingsuit...it must be a great feeling. Im happy for you and it give me hope that i will also ge to the 200 mark in the near future. My goal is also to be in the 170's....

It has been 1 month since my surgery and i have lost about 16lbs.... it is a lot specially since i have not worked out at all...well that is if you dont could runnign around after 3 small kids 24/7. Today i felt down because i got on the scale and saw that i only lost 1 1/2 lbs *^%#@ i should be happy as long as im going down. But so far i have not seen much change in how i see myself or how my clothes fit. I Know i need to relax and the results will come. I have my next App on Nov 19th and this will be my chance for my 1st fill. I want to loose a total of 20 lbs by then..... I just needed to vent, even if it is to myself. Winter is coming and it is going to be a long one. I need to keep my sanity.

I AM ALSO ABOUT 4 WEEKS OUT...AND I HAD TO PUT THE SCALE AWAY CUZ I WAS CHECKING EVERY DAY AND YES, THERE WERE MORNING WHEN I GAINED!! SO FAR I HAVE LOST ABOUT 15LBS BUT I CANT SEE IT YET. WE HAVE TO TAKE IT SLOW AND HAVE FAITH.. GOOD LUCK

gOOD FOR YOU!! I HAVE FFRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT HAVE ALSO MADE STUPID INSENSITIVE COMMENTS. I AM 3 WEEKS POST OP AND I AM WELL AWARE THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING. I WILL MISS OUT ON THE FOOD BUT THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT.. I WANT TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF AND I WILL NOT LET ANYONE BRING ME DOWN. GOOD LUCK AND KEEP YOUR CHIN UP!!

Its great that you did not gain!!! you are on your way to 200lbs, i cannot wait for that moment also ( hopefully by the end of next year) Can you believe i have no idea how many CC my band has right now? maybe they told me but i was to loopy with meds to catch it.

Great story!! i am only 2 weeks out of surgery. And only a handfull of people know about my Lapband at work. I know there will be questions and gossip once they notice some weight loss. I dont care about comments, but i dont like when people come up and "offer a negative story about someone they know who had the lapband.... "i dont need to hear that. I KNOW what i had done is not a magic bullit that will save all my physical problems but i will try my best to reach my goals. I am right now on the mushy diet... i have dreams of eating pizza or even a salad the day will come. But right now i am just happy i can eat! Take care and keep the good work!!